search engine optimization: Point2 SEO Coming Soon! - 08/28/08 06:56 AM
We're REDEFINING THE SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION EXPERIENCE!
We've had many clients who already have an SEO firm in place, only to find out that they're not taking care of the organic SEO of their Point2 site. Meaning...tweaking the metatags on all of your active pages. This is the foundation of your site's search … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: Search Engine Optimization - What's Working For You! - 08/27/08 03:23 PM
Search Engine Optimization - What's Working For You?
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search engine optimization: The Value of Writing Great Content for SEO - 08/25/08 02:17 PM
If you want your business to thrive online, then using search engines for advertising and marketing is mandatory for optimal visibility. The real question is how much can you afford to spend? and how cost-effective is the medium for producing traffic and conversion?
Let Search Engines Work For You … (3 comments)
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search engine optimization: Go BIG on Localism....Get Interviewed! - 08/24/08 10:36 AM
I'd like to invite all professional ActiveRain members to participate in an ongoing series of interviews of Real Estate Professionals called "Ask a Pro".
The goal is to create an easy way for you to connect with local consumers, while promoting yourself through another blog source, in addition to … (3 comments)
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search engine optimization: Linking for SEO - Tips and Secrets - 08/21/08 01:52 PM
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search engine optimization: What the heck is 'SEO'? - 08/21/08 11:59 AM
I first discovered Search Engine Optimization the day I took over the company website. At the time I was working for a nonprofit, way before I started my own company. We were using a content management system at the time and I discovered that search engine spiders (yes, another term worth … (16 comments)
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search engine optimization: Matt Hutchings | Opportunities Abound in Baja California but.... - 08/19/08 11:01 AM
Beware and be careful! Ah yes Baja California or "Under" California as it's known, is a gorgeous strip of land stretching 700 miles from Tijuana, Mexico to Cabo San Lucas with golden beaches, five star resorts, golf courses, world-class fishing and of course affordable beach front real estate. It's easy to … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: The 2 Things Your RE Website Has to Have to Earn a Ton of Money For You - 08/18/08 05:08 PM
To make a ton of money online, you need 2 things:
1. A website that excels at turning visitors into leads.
2. A lot of people looking at that website.
If you just have one or the other, you won't make much. For example, if your website is great at convincing … (9 comments)
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search engine optimization: Why SEO? - 08/18/08 04:03 PM
All realtors should do SEO (Search engine optimization). In fact, almost any business should consider SEO an integral part of marketing. The reason is simple: It's the hands-down cheapest way to generate quality leads. I know that Active Rain primarily consists of realtors so I'll focus on real estate. Keep in … (4 comments)
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search engine optimization: Active Rain = GOOGLE Juice! - 08/18/08 03:08 PM
I just wanted to give an update on some SEO that I have been doing for my website. My team and I went live with our site in February 2008 and although we were getting traffic we were still buried, and I mean buried DEEP in the search engines. Two months … (1 comments)
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search engine optimization: Is the Web raising your own boat? - 08/18/08 11:31 AM
Using the WWW effectively as a marketing tool for a real estate agency business has now been proven to be quite beneficial, if you talk to agents who have done it. The profile of a "top performer" in this business is changing dramatically in terms of how they are getting there. Many … (6 comments)
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search engine optimization: Keyword Strategies for Realtors | Advanced Traffic Strategies - 08/18/08 02:06 AM
A few months ago, I spoke to a room of people about web strategy for Realtors.
For some of you, it will be more of my same old shtick, but it is good basic stuff to review. If you're new to the whole internet marketing thing, then there is some real gold … (7 comments)
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search engine optimization: Where Are the FREE Online Real Estate Directories? - 08/17/08 07:02 PM
I did a search on Google for "Real Estate Directory" and found something VERY interesting:
I could not find 1 single FREE Online Real Estate Directory at all!!!
Every Real Estate Directory that I saw either charged a FEE to create a profile & submit your website to their directory, … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: SEO Mastery (on-site) - 08/16/08 12:03 AM
I'm not practicing real estate (just doing marketing) so this is no-holds barred.
There are a ton of people who like to try and sell search engine optimization as "magic dust they sprinkle on your website". This is my exact on-site SEO list of steps, which, when combined with off-site SEO … (13 comments)
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search engine optimization: Yahoo and Customized Ads - 08/15/08 09:04 AM
World Wide Web and search engine presence Yahoo announced on Friday plans to permit users to opt out of customized advertising on the pages of Yahoo. Yahoo had previously implemented the option to turn off customized advertising on the pages of other companies, and this will be an extension of that. … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: Website Review Friday - SEODigger.com - 08/15/08 03:54 AM
Website: http://www.seodigger.comArea: N/AHighlights: Keyword Research, Website Relevancy, Search Engine Optimization
This website provides a unique service in that it answers, better than any other service I've seen before, the question of, "What does my website rank for?"
Essentially what this tool does is pick up the first 20 results of … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: Want to double your website traffic in One Day? Here's how! - 08/11/08 01:43 PM
Just for the record I am no computer whiz! I have been working diligently for the last four weeks to improve my team's website rankings, and I have had what I consider good results. I use all of the items you see here, and some more, but the ones here are … (2 comments)
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search engine optimization: What I Say to New Clients - 08/09/08 10:50 PM
When I'm dealing with a new Realtor I like to tell them the following...
"My Responsibility for your website is to not only help it do well within search engines but I am also going to improve upon your site's over all site appeal. After all it won't matter how much … (2 comments)
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search engine optimization: Links to Submit your Website to the Major Search Engines - 08/08/08 10:38 PM
AR, here are some cool links for those who would like to get their websites listed on the major search engines as well as get submitted to directories the major directories.. Enjoy!
The Search Engine Marketing Kit by SitePoint http://www.sitepoint.com/books/sem1/Search Engine Submission Pages: http://www.google.com/addurl.html (for Google, Yahoo, and AOL)http://www.altavista.com/addurl (for AltaVista)http://www.alltheweb.com/add_url.php (for … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: Do Web-savvy agents jump ship? - 08/08/08 11:39 AM
Can anyone confirm that more and more Web-savvy agents are jumping ship to brokers that offer them the kind of deal that they want? That is, smaller splits, no desk fees or other office fees, work-from-home freedom, etc. I have seen it happen, and I am hearing that it is becoming … (10 comments)
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search engine optimization: WCR Chattanoooga website training - Capitalizing on your Website - 08/07/08 03:50 PM
Our local WCR Chattanooga chapter is very active. Today they sponsored training for agent websites. The training was very wonderfully presented by Alison Hamilton, the Broker and Owner of Coldwell Banker Hamilton and Associates.
This is a presentation that she had made at the state level and several other organizations.
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search engine optimization: The New Wave Of Internet Searching...YOU NEED TO READ THIS!!! - 08/07/08 09:33 AM
OK...I saw a story on these guys on CNN other day...and scoffed at it. Now, Im choking on my own scoff...
Have you checked out www.cuil.com yet? Cuil was started by a couple of upstarts that used to work at that other huge search engine that everyone is sooo concerned about......(Thier … (18 comments)
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search engine optimization: Duplicate Content Checker Tool - 08/06/08 07:41 AM
It is known that search engines detect websites that contain similar and duplicate content. This search engine tool permits users to verify the percentage of similar content between website pages. The search engine penalizes similar and duplicate websites, though the exact percentage/punishment system is unknown and varies from search engine to … (3 comments)
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search engine optimization: Matt Hutchings | Are Realtors Putting Their Advertising Dollars To Good Use? - 08/06/08 02:41 AM
Consumers looking here. Realtors advertising there?77% of consumers searched the Internet for information regarding real estate. That is compared to 33% for print. Not surprising, right? What is surprising is that the biggest share of a Realtor’s advertising spend at 40% is print. A titanic disconnect of where consumers look for real … (2 comments)
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search engine optimization: Ridge Real Estate Enterprises selects Delta Media Group as Web developer - 08/05/08 03:51 PM
LeadingRE member advances real estate Web technology in Sebring, Florida marketSean Cutright
SEBRING, Florida -- Ridge Real Estate Enterprises has chosen Delta Media Group as their Web site and lead management developer. Ridge Real Estate’s new Web site was recently launched, and can be found at www.ridgefl.com.
Ridgefl.com offers the latest … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: Baby Steps For Registering More Website Domains - The More The Better - 08/05/08 01:13 PM
When it comes to creating a website or registering a domain name, many agents aren't really sure where to start.
A site called http://www.TryMeURL.com helps beginners get up and running the same day.
Same day!!?? Yes. You can buy a domain name and start creating your new website in about 15 … (3 comments)
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search engine optimization: WDGW - What Does Google Want? SEO tips - 08/04/08 01:45 PM
How to use Google tools to achieve top 10 placement for your website in only a few days.
Google really does tell you what to do to get found in their index and achieve top 10 placement for your website. I have a site that is a new domain, and is … (7 comments)
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search engine optimization: Google, Yahoo, Cuil? - 08/04/08 07:29 AM
What is cool about Cuil is that is a cost efficient search engine . Yahoo's initial investment to enter the search arena was $300 million, Cuil's architecture permits entry into a ‘series B' price point; for a second round of venture capital, the standard term is not in hundreds of millions, … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: Keyword Density - Search Engine Optimization - 08/01/08 02:58 PM
Keyword Density is the number of times a keyword or keyword phrase is used on a page, relative to the other textual content on the page. If you are trying to achieve top rankings for a keyword phrase, you should have a density of 5% or less. If you use a … (4 comments)
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search engine optimization: Tips For Getting More Online Buyers - 08/01/08 02:05 PM
Many agents might already have a website up and running that they are paying $30 per month.
But did you know that you can create a website through a "templated program" very easy for less money?
One of the tricks I do is I have about 3 websites that I maintain … (7 comments)
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search engine optimization: Your Website, Your Sales Representative - 08/01/08 08:58 AM
A website that functions as a top notch sales team 24/7 can be a vital asset to any type of business. Building a website that acts as a powerful sales tool can be extremely time consuming, as it requires extensive research as well as creative and technical talent. Your sales team … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: seo for real estate websites part 2 content - 07/31/08 03:23 PM
If you missed seo for real estate websites part 1 click here and read first.
Now we are going to explore how niche marketing can make your site shine in the search engines through creating the content and pages that match that content.
we will explore home page content … (4 comments)
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search engine optimization: Make an ActiveRain Blidget in 2 Minutes - 07/30/08 02:54 PM
UPDATE: How to add a Blidget to your ActiveRain Blog Sidebar
1. Create a Blidget for your blog and copy the code2. Login to your ActiveRain Account3. Go to your profile page or "My Home"4. Click "My Settings"5. Paste the Blidget code as part of your Blog Description 6. … (28 comments)
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search engine optimization: seo for real estate websites part 1 - 07/29/08 04:53 PM
There are so many factors that go into achieving great results that it is too much to put in one post.
Know your market and where you fit in.
niche marketing is the way to the top of a search engine.
If you want to do well in the search term … (5 comments)
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search engine optimization: Why cuil.com is not cool (for now!) ? - 07/29/08 12:06 PM
Google Killer launched ???!!!
I am sure many people must have heard or tried about Cuil.com . It's a new search engine developed by Google's ex-employees . The founders claim that with an index of 120 billion web pages, it's larger than even Google. Cuil is said to be more efficient and shows longer entries and images … (19 comments)
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search engine optimization: Progressive Enhancement - 07/28/08 08:34 AM
Incorporating SEO in Flash websites is a common issue faced by search engine marketing companies and their clientele. It is commonly suggested that flash websites are simply not search engine friendly, and for that reason many assume search engine optimization for flash is impossible. If Google is able to read parts … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: FREE SEO - Use HutHub to Increase your Search Engine Ranking on Google - 07/25/08 09:27 PM
If you own / run your own Real Estate website, no doubt one of the greatest ongoing challenges you face is how to bring web traffic to it. Of course, increasing your Search Engine ranking always helps, as Google is now literally the world's gateway to the internet.
One of … (14 comments)
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search engine optimization: Matt Hutchings | Keeping Prospects in your site LONGER!! - 07/25/08 12:22 PM
The more time people spend at your web site, themore time you'll have to persuade them to buy yourproduct or service. Below are ten powerful ways tokeep visitors at your web site longer.1. Provide your web site visitors with content theycan't read anywhere else. People will stay longer atyour web … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: Can you find your real estate company? - 07/25/08 11:17 AM
Search Engine Optimization is becoming very important to not only the real estate industry but any buisness trying to make it in the Internet Market. Depending on the product or service your company offers you may have an easy or tough time marketing your product and your site with all of … (9 comments)
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search engine optimization: SEO vs PPC - 07/25/08 08:51 AM
Search engine optimization or pay per click? This is a decision that is pored over thoughtfully, questionably and often. Pay per click, or PPC, certainly would appear to be the winner in the simplicity department if a company has the financial backing for such an endeavor. Large corporations have taken over … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: How To Evaluate Your Google Competition - 07/24/08 05:01 PM
After selecting the right search phrase (Generally "City"+"Real Estate" for the sites I work with) it is useful to be able to evaluate the competition already showing up in the results for that term. Use these tips to evaluate the competitive landscape for any given search term. These two factors, and … (16 comments)
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search engine optimization: Bloggers Connect Workshop - wow... - 07/24/08 04:03 PM
I spent all of yesterday (Wednesday July 24th) at the Inman News Real Estate Connect SF 2008 Bloggers Connect Workshop. It's an easy thing to say "Blogging is big" and to mean it, but have you ever had an epiphany in relation to the size of an object? I've been to … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: Keyword Research Made Extra Easy for WordPress - 07/23/08 04:21 PM
Semenvironment just came out with the very handy Keyword Research Wordpress Plugin.
I've borrowed a couple of screenshots from their site to show you how it changes your admin when you write a post.
As you can see below, it gives you links to 3 popular and free keyword tools right … (3 comments)
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search engine optimization: "Great content" automatically gets links - NOT! - 07/21/08 09:16 AM
In a lot of SEO forums, especially the real estate forums like this one, and others, you will find a contingent of people that insist that "great content" alone will result in huge numbers of links to your website. Well, OK. Sure. I have seen it happen. I can point to … (14 comments)
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search engine optimization: Google Webmaster Webinar - 07/18/08 08:54 AM
The Google Webmaster Central Blog posted a recording of the webinar they hosted, along with the Google Analytics and Google Website Optimizer team. The webinar is available in a 60 minute YouTube video. In short, the webinar reviews the features of all three tools, Google Webmaster Tools, Google Analytics and Google … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: Psychology and Point of Sale - 07/18/08 08:45 AM
Picking up where we left off, the field of Psychology is a wealth of knowledge. As stated before, Psychology is basically the science of our personalities with regard to perception, emotion, cognition, behavior and the individual and collective unconscious.
Building on this idea, it is necessary to be able to use … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: How to optimize your website for a certain keyword or phrase - Part 2 - 07/17/08 12:30 PM
On Page Optimization - How to optimize your website for a certain keyword or phrase
From the Day 1 guide you should have decided on which keyword or phrase you want to target. This guide will walk you through the process of optimising your website for your target word … (3 comments)
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search engine optimization: Generating business from Generation Y - 07/17/08 12:13 PM
By Sean Cutright
Working in the real estate technology industry and being an iPhone-carrying member of Generation Y, I often come across the discussion of how to market to the large pool of potential first-time home buyers in my generation. To make things easier, I made a quick list of dos … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: How to optimize your website for a certain keyword or phrase - Part 1 - 07/16/08 03:27 PM
On Page Optimization - How to optimize your website for a certain keyword or phrase
From the Day 1 guide you should have decided on which keyword or phrase you want to target. This guide will walk you through the process of optimising your website for your target word or … (2 comments)
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search engine optimization: Choosing The Keywords Your Website Should Target - Part 1 - 07/16/08 01:48 PM
Choosing The Keywords Your Website Should Target
Choosing which keywords your website should target is perhaps the most important decision you can make when beginning search engine optimization.The aim of keyword research is to discover which words and phrases will not only bring traffic to your website, but more importantly, … (7 comments)
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search engine optimization: Questions to Ask an SEO Company - 07/16/08 01:43 PM
A few days ago Google updated the "What's an SEO?" page of their Webmaster Help Center. They have done a good job to outline the benefits professional SEO companies provide while giving advice on how to spot and avoid unethical SEO companies. Here are the six questions - and our answers … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: The Business of Psychology - 07/16/08 08:17 AM
Wikipedia defines psychology as “an academic and applied discipline involving the phenomenological and scientific study of mental processes and behavior.”
Psychology is in essence the science of our personalities, and therefore encompasses important information such as perception, emotion, cognition, behavior and the individual and collective unconscious. These aspects are directly tied … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: The Content and Appearance of your Website - 07/14/08 08:33 AM
The content of your website translates to the content of your character as a business. Visitors will take a few seconds to scan your homepage, taking in a couple of lines or tabs and either remaining on your site or moving to the next website. It is vital that the content … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: Should real estate agents blog? No. - 07/11/08 11:26 PM
The five must-haves for a real estate website are: who, what, when, where and why. Day four of this series on the 5Ws of Internet marketing answers the "where"—where should REALTORS® invest their time.
“Should I blog?” Associate Broker Christina Ng asked.Should implies judgment, peer pressure.“Between phone calls, showings and hands-on … (18 comments)
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search engine optimization: Why is SEO considered so mystical? - 07/09/08 09:28 AM
With my years of experience in the business of link building and SEO, I continue to be frustrated that so many agents consider search optimization to be a hard-to-understand, confusing, technical issue.
I blame many of the so-called "SEO celebrities", many of whom deliberately try to make it such. They devise all manner … (9 comments)
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search engine optimization: Web Browsing and SEM - 07/09/08 08:24 AM
It is important to have a qualified and experienced SEM team behind your business. These individuals dedicate their career to furthering your endeavors, leaving you to focus on your operations. Knowing already that SEM includes SEO, and that the visibility and conversion rates of your business are drastically affected by whether … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: How can using FaceBook make you money using the internet - 07/09/08 07:15 AM
How can using FaceBook make you money using the internet
Detroit, MI—The Internet Club meets this Thursday and members are looking forward to a special guest, Kim Schott, who will be speaking to the group on internet marketing techniques using Facebook. Kim will show us how you can … (1 comments)
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search engine optimization: Internet Marketing Advice for Real Estate Professionals - 07/03/08 02:09 PM
When I made the transition in to the mortgage business, one of the thing that gave me an advantage over the competition was my kowledge of Internet Marketing. I had just sold my share of the Internet Marketing Consultancy that I had founded and needed to do something that was not … (4 comments)
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search engine optimization: Google Sitemap Can Enhance and Increase Traffic to Your Site - 07/02/08 12:43 PM
Google Sitemap is a tool you can use to provide yourself with comprehensive statistics and error information about the pages within your site. The XML-Sitemap format has been around for quite some time, having been initially introduced in 2005 by Google and later adopted in 2006 by YAHOO and MSN. This … (4 comments)
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search engine optimization: How to choose an SEO Website provider - 07/02/08 05:49 AM
There are plenty of website solutions available to the average Real Estate broker and agent these days. Choosing a provider can really be difficult. I have selected 3 items that I view as an immense first step in selecting a Website for your Real Estate SEO.
1. In a time where … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: SEO Coaching... What are you looking for? - 06/30/08 03:10 PM
I'm posting this to Coaching / Personal Development Group in addition to blogging generally on the subject. I have started an SEO Coaching Division of our Real Estate SEO Company. We have a number of subjects that we plan to coach to, however in writing our year long coaching program it … (2 comments)
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search engine optimization: Competitive Intelligence - 06/30/08 12:40 PM
There will come a point in your business strategy that you will begin to analyze the advantages of complimenting your current strategies with SEO (search engine optimization) and SEM (search engine marketing) as a possibility to grow if you have not already. There are many who assume that simply because they … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: Easy SEO Tips Online Video. SEO for Beginners Tips - 06/30/08 11:53 AM
Easy SEO Tips Online Video. SEO for Beginners Tips
Jefferson Graham didn’t just write an article of free SEO tips — he also brought his video camera along. The result is a five minute video interview with more easy, free search engine optimization tips. Again, this is targeted at beginner SEO … (2 comments)
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search engine optimization: Is ActiveRain dominating Search Engines for your Name? - 06/29/08 05:41 PM
Now that I've been blogging a bit on ActiveRain I'm noticing that when I search for myself online I'm starting to see my AR posts filtering toward the top for me. Now it hasn't overtaken my personal blog yet, but I can see a time that I may need to do … (5 comments)
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search engine optimization: Why SEO is critical to your business and your survival? - 06/29/08 04:29 PM
If you have read much in the way of posts relating to SEO and search online in your marketplace it is likely that your perception of competing online is that you've already lost, so why even try. This is both fortunate and unfortunate. It's fortunate for you if you take your … (4 comments)
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search engine optimization: Good Landing Pages Are the Key to SEO Success - 06/27/08 09:16 AM
95% of the "on site" SEO work for a real estate agent site should revolve around the creation of properly formatted "landing pages". Poor landing page construction, combined with a lack of links, is the single biggest handicap that agents put upon themselves, when it comes to good search results.
A … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: Does Your SEO Work Get You a Seat at the Closing Table? - 06/25/08 10:01 AM
Hi all...
There seems to be a massive amount of denial among some agents that search engine optimization (SEO) efforts actually lead to CLOSINGS and income.
I think that a lot of agents consider SEO to be smoke and mirrors, and are unwilling to address it with an investment of time … (3 comments)
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search engine optimization: Real Estate SEO - Major Metro or Sub-Market - 06/24/08 10:53 PM
Having done SEO for Real estate since getting into the real estate business six years ago, it's still a bit of an adrenalin rush to think about dominating a major search term like "Seattle Real Estate" vs a smaller market like "Bellingham WA Real Estate". Having dominated both terms for about … (5 comments)
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search engine optimization: Teach your old blog new tricks: 5 simple SEO tricks that can have your blog ranking better in 24 hours - 06/24/08 07:11 PM
SEO tricks that can have your blog ranking better in 24 hours
Ever wonder why 70% of all RSS Pieces real estate blogs have first page search engine placement? 1. We have a great, feature rich blogging platform and 2. We advise our bloggers … (32 comments)
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search engine optimization: Google Sandbox Effect - Why your new site won't rank right away. - 06/24/08 12:08 AM
Since around March 2004 Google has placed newly hosted "real estate" websites in what is commonly referred to as a Sandbox. Essentially if your keywords include a significant number of references to real estate including your title tags and description tags it is likely that your site will not rank for … (4 comments)
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search engine optimization: CMS for Real Estate... Blog for Opinions... - 06/23/08 04:18 PM
CMS - Content Management System vs. Blogging for Real EstateOkay... I'll let you in a little secret... It's much easier to blog on SEO then it is to blog on Real Estate. First of all blogging is about having an opinion, making an argument and backing it up with content. It's … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: Update - ActiveRain vs Blogger - 06/22/08 11:08 AM
If you read my last post on AR vs Blogger you may have noted that I mentioned that AR articles are not getting cached while posts via my Real Estate SEO blog were. This was based on some research that I had done a few days ago and the research still … (9 comments)
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search engine optimization: Blogger vs ActiveRain for SEM - 06/22/08 01:19 AM
Note: I have an updated comment located at: http://www.activerain.com/blogsview/561442/Update-ActiveRain-vs-Blogger
Having worked with a number of blogging platforms over the years including Wordpress for my own website http://www.GlennSanford.com/, ActiveRain (for Real Estate Blogging), and Blogger which is the back end for the blog on Working The Magic I am blown away at … (5 comments)
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search engine optimization: Real Estate SEO Myths - 06/22/08 12:10 AM
Myth #1
It's impossible to rank high for highly competitive search terms. Even though this isn't true for every competitive search term, it turns out if you are competing for a term like "City State" followed by "Real Estate" or "Homes for Sale" that many "experts" will tell you that it … (10 comments)
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search engine optimization: FREE - Social marketing guide e-book - Boost Your Real Estate Internet Traffic - 06/20/08 07:23 PM
I have just read one of the best guides on social marketing ever. It is called the Authority BlackBook by Jack Humphrey.
Jack is the go-to guy who consults gurus and experts the world over on link building and social marketing strategies. I have watched my traffic and rankings improve drastically … (8 comments)
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search engine optimization: Tracking Success of Online Advertising Campaigns - 06/19/08 05:22 PM
Despite spending the majority (An understatement) of my time working SEO, Search Engine Optimization, to achieve top organic results in Google and other search engines I enjoy experimenting with online advertising campaigns.Online advertising campaigns work well in the early stages of launching a website to drive traffic and begin converting leads … (2 comments)
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search engine optimization: 51 Web Page Elements That Yahoo Looks At For Ranking Web Sites - 06/19/08 04:51 PM
Do search engines care about the usability of your web pages? Does it make a difference whether your web pages are easy to navigate or not? A recent patent application from Yahoo indicates that search engines might take a look at your web page design. The document includes a long list … (5 comments)
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search engine optimization: Matt Hutchings | The 7 Steps To Writing a Successful AD - 06/19/08 12:10 PM
by Joe Polish
Advertising is one of those crafts that every business owner has done, and more often than not has done it unsuccessfully.
I have seen thousands of ads from clients insisting that they have a "great" piece for their company, something they may have spent thousands of dollars on … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: ROI of SEO vs PPC - 06/19/08 11:10 AM
At some point on my SEO for Real Estate Blog I'm sure I'll talk about PPC strategies however I wanted to contrast SEO vs PPC. PPC means Pay-per-click. All the main search engines provide some sort of Pay-per-click system. These result in text based content showing up on the search engines … (3 comments)
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search engine optimization: Keyword Density and SEO - 06/18/08 08:19 PM
One of the first things I did when I first started to work on my own sites was to look at the sites that ranked at the top of the search engines for terms that I thought made the most sense. By using the Google Toolbar I was able to do … (9 comments)
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search engine optimization: Matthew Hutchings | Free SEO Website Traffic Consultation! - 06/18/08 04:19 PM
Free SEO Website Traffic Consultation!From AgentAdvantage
For a limited time, AgentAdvantage is offering a free SEO website traffic consultation. With this consultation, you will receive:
Tips on how to amplify your website traffic and online presence
Google and Yahoo Search Engine Optimization insider secrets
A quick lesson on the difference between … (1 comments)
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search engine optimization: Matt Hutchings | Marketing Tips You May Have Missed (What Not To Do - or - How To Fail Miserably) - 06/18/08 09:29 AM
There are those who are successful at marketing themselves, and then there are those who aren't so lucky. Here are some good ways to FAIL MISERABLY at marketing your business and your site:
Who are you again? Not putting your name and website on every conceivable surface of marketing material is … (1 comments)
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search engine optimization: Black Hat vs White Hat SEO - 06/18/08 08:04 AM
For the last couple of days I've been reviewing ActiveRain a bit and reading many of the SEO related blogs there. It seems that most of the SEO commentary is relating to blogging as the primary vehicle for generating traffic to a website. I did read a bit of a blog … (7 comments)
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search engine optimization: Best way - DIY or SEO specialist? - 06/18/08 12:29 AM
I have been asked multiple times by clients, if they can learn and do SEO themselves for their sites .
My belief is that if proper time and hardwork is applied, anybody can learn any skill. Same is the case with SEO. Yes, there will always be people who are much … (21 comments)
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search engine optimization: Proof! - Sites at #1 on Google - 06/17/08 07:41 PM
Today I had a couple of people ask about sites that our SEO team has been involved in positioning. I've picked a couple of sites for this post however we also have the number 1 sites on Google for Scottsdale Real Estate, Phoenix AZ Real Estate, Nashville Real Estate and a number of smaller … (20 comments)
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search engine optimization: Matthew Hutchings | Attract serious home-buyers not passive searchers - 06/17/08 11:40 AM
If you're spending to get traffic to your website from the major search engines you are probably wondering how much of your money is wasted on passive searchers. You know, "browsers" the type of person that's caught between the conundrum of buying vs. renting or maybe they're 6 months to a … (3 comments)
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search engine optimization: robot.txt files - 06/16/08 08:07 PM
Do you have a robots.txt file set-up on your server? Here's what Google says in their Webmaster Guidelines:
You need a robots.txt file only if your site includes content that you don't want search engines to index. If you want search engines to index everything in your site, you don't need … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: QEC Internet Services offer specialized services in increasing conversion rates - 06/16/08 06:43 PM
We at QEC Internet Services offer specialized services in increasing conversion rates, adding stickiness and calls to order to a websites, along with improving the visitor's experience on your website. Our solutions sound simple and might reveal some deficiencies you maybe aware of, but it can be quite complicated to accomplish if … (0 comments)
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search engine optimization: If you do SEO then Think Big! - 06/16/08 06:16 PM
20 years ago I remember reading a book, "The Magic of Thinking Big!" Doing SEO for your real estate business is an exercise in thinking big.
For most real estate agents, compared to where they are now they would likely be satisfied with a few leads a week. In fact if … (3 comments)
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search engine optimization: ROI of SEO vs. Traditional Marketing - 06/16/08 10:28 AM
As mentioned in my Real Estate SEO Blog, last year in October I had the opportunity to attend a Hobbs Herder Mega-Managing Convention down in Irvine California. First off my hat is off to Hobbs Herder. They dominate the agent advertising and branding space with some of the highest quality materials … (3 comments)
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search engine optimization: Reviewing Real Estate SEO Companies that show up on Google - 06/16/08 01:14 AM
When starting a new enterprise it usually a good idea to review the competition which I have now started to do... As some of you know I've launched an SEO Company based on what has given us success in the real estate market and the markets that my company competes generating … (2 comments)
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search engine optimization: Template vs. Custom for SEO - 06/15/08 12:41 PM
A few years ago I was invited to be part of the Internet Mastermind in Austin Texas hosted by Gary Keller and Keller Williams International as well as subsequently being one of the three agent members of the Agent Technology Council providing input to Keller Williams on the technology initiatives being … (2 comments)
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search engine optimization: Hubspot Website Grader - 06/15/08 12:28 PM
I've recently learned about a website called Hubspot.com. They have an SEO Website grader. It tells you how many inbound links you have, how well your site is doing on SEO in relation to your targeted keywords, and how you're going overall. You get a grade from 0-100. (After four years … (6 comments)
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search engine optimization: How to Rate an SEO Proposal - 06/15/08 10:40 AM
In my other life I am a real estate professional running BuyerTours Realty, LLC a six city real estate company generating virtually 100% of our business from the web. This year in 2008 our goal is to close $100 million in residential sales up from about $70 million in 2007 and … (5 comments)
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search engine optimization: Launching a New Real Estate based Enterprise - 06/14/08 04:34 PM
In May some of my staff at BuyerTours and I got together to look at how to take business to the next level and looking at where the low hanging fruit is in our real estate business. Ultimately the real estate business is doing well and our agents are continuing to … (2 comments)
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search engine optimization: The main difference between sites with good rankings and those without - 06/13/08 10:12 AM
There is only one real difference that matters: The attitude and approach of the site owner toward search engine optimization.I have done dozens and dozens of free website ranking analysis on agent sites. Their lack of rankings almost always comes down to the decisions that the agents have made up to that point.The only … (23 comments)
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search engine optimization: google keyword tool - 06/13/08 02:38 AM
I recently found a tool by Google. This tool gives an idea on how google views our site's content
https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal
Based on your site's content, this tool can show you keywords that fits your content. User has to just type in the URL that needs to be researched and click on … (20 comments)
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search engine optimization: Is Mary McKnight a Black Hat SEO? - 06/11/08 10:18 PM
My rant on why everyone should have a basic understanding of what white, gray and black hat SEO can and should be used for.
So, every once in a while I get a comment or a cluster of comments (suspiciously from the same IP yet … (21 comments)
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search engine optimization: Matthew Hutchings | Real Estate Websites - 06/11/08 08:06 PM
For many successful realtors, marketing nowadays starts with their own personal real estate websites. Having a real estate website is no longer an option, or a nicety, it is a necessity. The NAR says that something like 65% of all realtors have a personal site, so if you don't have one … (2 comments)
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search engine optimization: Matt Hutchings | Create a Powerful Presence Online - 06/11/08 06:59 PM
TopSeller Advantage is a total online marketing website solution for real estate professionals. We match you with one of our marketing professionals who will consult with you every step of the way to build strong local content, and create a site that will keep your visitors coming back. The program features … (2 comments)
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